Virginia, South Africa News

Is the question being proposed to millions of Virginians, with the help of a new visiting exhibit in-tilted RACE Are we so different.

Many of the slaves had been forgotten to the world until the Virginia Historical Society received a $100,000 grant to pore over some of its 8 million unpublished manuscripts -- letters, diaries, ledgers, books and farm documents from Virginians dating to the 1600s -- and began discovering the long-lost identities of the slaves, said society ... (more)

The historical marker for the house once owned by Robert Purvis, an abolitionist, whose house sits on the northwest corner of N. 16th and Mount Vernon Streets.

An online database created by the Virginia Historical Society now includes close to 3,500 documents that outline the murky details of thousands of slaves who lived in and around Virginia.

You might notice trademark metal signs along the region's roadways, noting key people, places and events in the commonwealth's history.

With the news Tuessday that Rep. Dan Burton is retiring in 2012 , a true firebrand of the past 30 years is exiting the political stage - and he's left some great career highlights.

The Library of Virginia is honoring eight Virginians in February in observance of African-American History Month.

Whether you need to find a good dentist or someone to watch a soccer game with, who'll cheer with your in your mother tongue, there's no need to feel isolated or alone in Reston.